Accession No

6390

Brief Description

wax model of Asterina gibbosa Forbes (starfish), by Adolf Ziegler, German, 1882

Origin

Germany; Freiburg im Breisgau

Maker

Ziegler, Adolf

Class

biology; demonstration

Earliest Date

1882

Latest Date

1890

Inscription Date

Material

wax; paper (card); wood; cloth (cotton wool)

Dimensions

box: height 71mm; width 432mm; length 124mm

Special Collection

Ziegler collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Museum of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, 08/09/2009. Purchased by the Department of Zoology from Ziegler of Freiburg in Breisgau, c. 1882-1890.

Inscription

‘3.’ (painted on model)
‘3’ (label in box)

Description Notes

Development of a starfish (Asterina gibbosa Forbes ), no. 3.
Wax model of a starfish embryo. Number 3 of a series of 11 models showing the development of the starfish embryo. Interior exposed.
Wax model in a cardboard box, lined with cotton wool. The model is in a box with numbers 1 and 2 of the series.
Originally modelled by Ziegler.Adolf after the plates of Ludwig.Hubert.

Condition: good; complete.

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